The Big Ten is full of iconic stadiums. The conference boasts the three largest college football venues in the country, with Michigan Stadium (Michigan), Beaver Stadium (Penn State), and Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) all welcoming over 100,000 fans during home games. Needless to say, that many people packed into one place can result in some pretty loud crowds. In fact, Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola praised the ‘Shoe as easiest the loudest stadium he played in last year.
But what if the shoe (pardon the pun) were on the other foot? Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith was asked about playing in Autzen Stadium last year, and he was quick to compliment the environment in Eugene when the Buckeyes lost a close one to the Oregon Ducks.
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“It was rockin’. Probably the loudest stadium I’ve ever been in,” Smith told reporters. “Their fans were definitely getting hype, crowd was — couldn’t hear anything, stuff like that, but probably the best stadium I’ve been in last year.”
Smith was then asked about a potential budding rivalry with Oregon with the teams playing twice last year, and with where the trajectory of both are heading.
“Kind of — a little bit. That’s how I think it’s going,” continued Smith. “The way things are going, it’s kind of like Ohio State-Oregon is starting to be like a little rivalry, I guess.”
Obviously, Smith didn’t mean to slight Ohio Stadium being that he plays there and it can get loud too, but when you go on the road, the noise factor when on offense can make a huge difference. I can vouge from personal experience that Autzen Stadium was indeed the loudest I’ve ever heard a stadium. It was a great environment and venue, and hopefully, the brass at Ohio State took note and try to do some things to make the environment in the Horseshoe even better.
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